Changes in the balance of AOCL, net of tax, consisted of the following (in millions):



	Postretirement Benefit Plans			Other, net			AOCL
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(12,559	)	$	20		$	(12,539	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—			(53		)	(53		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL
Recognition of net actuarial losses ^(a)	1,092			—			1,092
Amortization of net prior service credits ^(a)	(192		)	—			(192		)
Other	—			23			23
Total reclassified from AOCL	900			23			923
Total other comprehensive income	900			(30		)	870
Reclassification of income tax effects from tax reform ^(b)	(2,396		)	(12		)	(2,408		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	(14,055	)	$	(22	)	$	(14,077	)

Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(11,981	)	$	(121	)	$	(12,102	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	3			123			126
Amounts reclassified from AOCL
Recognition of net actuarial losses ^(a)	774			—			774
Amortization of net prior service credits ^(a)	(172		)	—			(172		)
Other	—			14			14
Total reclassified from AOCL	602			14			616
Total other comprehensive income	605			137			742
Balance at September 24, 2017	$	(11,376	)	$	16		$	(11,360	)

^(a)

Reclassifications from AOCL related to our postretirement benefit plans were recorded as a component of net periodic benefit cost for each period presented (see “Note 7 – Postretirement Benefit Plans”). These amounts include $300 million and $200 million, net of tax, for the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, which are comprised of the recognition of net actuarial losses of $364 million and $258 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017 and the amortization of net prior service credits of $(64) million and $(58) million for the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017.


^(b)	We reclassified the impact of the income tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Tax Act) from AOCL during the first quarter of 2018 to retained earnings by the same amount with zero impact to total equity. See ASU 2018-02 in “Note 12 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements” for additional information.